Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) is appointed by government for suggesting reforms in subordinate judiciary in country. It will be headed by Justice (Retd) J P.Venkatrama Reddi, former Judge of Supreme Court. R Basant, former Judge of Kerala High Court will be its member.
Terms of Reference:
- The Commission will examine present structure of emoluments and conditions of service of Judicial Officers in States and UTs.
- It aims to evolve principles which will govern pay structure and other emoluments of Judicial Officers belonging to subordinate judiciary of country.
- It also aims at making pay scales and conditions of service of Judicial Officers uniform throughout country.
- It will examine the work methods and work environment and variety of allowance and benefits in kind available to Judicial Officers in addition to pay and to suggest rationalization and simplification.
- It will also devise its own procedures and formulate modalities necessary for accomplishing task.